5 A.M. SEPT. 20
(Georgia Lottery-funded pre-K in Savannah-Chatham schools had a delayed school year start and began on Sept. 20)
It's my 4-year-old son's first day of full-day pre-kindergarten and I can't sleep.

Those whose lives are affected by autism are invited to meet the mother of three who forced South Carolina insurance companies to cover autism.
Many treatments and therapies that help autistic children aren't covered by health insurance.

Since moving to Savannah 20 years ago, Ann Carroll often heard how much adults needed to be involved to help improve our local public schools.
But with a full-time job and without having children, it was difficult to see a way to pitch in.

What are your favorite sounds of summer? Sprinklers. Ice cream truck songs. Lawn mowers. Crickets. The slam of a screen door.
For my kids and all those who spend a good chunk of their lazy summer days at the pool, the sounds of summer include “Marco! Polo!;” a lifeguard calling, “...

I swore I’d never use a portable DVD player to entertain my kids on road trips.
Why do they need to watch movies? Why can’t kids play car games on long trips? Or color? Or do sing-alongs?
All those questions ended with the same annoying clause: “Just like I did when I was a kid?”...

‘I am such a bad mother.”
That is what I repeated as I frantically scanned the massive expanse of soccer fields. I was desperately trying to spy at least one other player who also wasn’t wearing shin guards.
“Please don’t let my child be the only one in this entire co...